Hart featured at the Music Hall Artist Series
The Department of Music welcomed Mezzo-soprano Mary Ann Hart as the featured guest performer for the Music Hall Artist Series on October 24. Hart made her New York Philharmonic début under the baton of Kurt Masur, and has appeared with the New York Chamber Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, American Composer's Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony, Boston Baroque, and has been a guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. She has a solo CD of American songs, Permit Me Voyage, was one of four singers who recorded the complete songs of Charles Ives, and can be heard on a CD of the songs of Henry Cowell, all on the Albany label. She appeared in the United States tour of the Philip Glass opera Hydrogen Jukebox, and recorded that work for Nonesuch. Mary Ann Hart is now Chair of the Voice Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she teaches voice and song literature.

PR campaigns class recognized by the FPRA
The Florida Public Relations Association recognized the students of the 2011 PR Campaigns course, in the Department of Communication Arts, for the campaign they developed for Appetite for Life. The campaign won the statewide Award of Distinction. The Department of Communication Arts has won the Golden Image Award (top award in the state for student-devised public relations campaigns) in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

In 2006 and 2011, COMM ARTS students won the Award of Distinction (2nd place in the state). Congratulations to Eileen Perrigo (COMM ARTS Lecturer) and all the students from the 2011 PR Campaigns course on their success.